Search Results: Titles starting with L from Cornish Books

Paris: Revue d'Art Mensuellle, 1965. Original Wraps. Very Good. French Text. Very well illustrated with Colour and V&W illustrations. 12" Tall, 420g. No inscriptions, nice, clean copy. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

Paris: Revue d'Art Mensuellle, 1964. Original Wraps. Near Very Good. French Text. Very well illustrated with Colour and V&W illustrations. 12" Tall, 420g. Slight edge wear. Very small piece of paper missing from front cover by spine. No inscriptions. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

Paris: Revue d'Art Mensuellle, 1965. Original Wraps. Very Good. French Text. Very well illustrated with Colour and V&W illustrations. 12" Tall, 420g. No inscriptions, nice, clean copy. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

Paris: Revue d'Art Mensuellle, 1965. Original Wraps. Near Very Good. French Text. Very well illustrated with Colour and V&W illustrations. 12" Tall, 420g. Slight edge wear. Small tear to cover paper at top of spine. No inscriptions. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

H. Piazza, 19 Rue Bonaparte, paris: L'Edition d'Art. Half-Leather. Very Good. FRENCH TEXT. Handsome Half-Leather Binding with Marbled Paper Covered Boards and Large Leather Corners. 4 Raised Bands to spine with Gilt Lettering in 2nd Compartment. Marbled Endpapers (combed pattern). Title Page printed in Red & Black. Undated Edition, probably early 20th C. 319 Pages, 7 3/4" Tall. Previous owner's name (Edmund Tilley, Phonetics Professor) on blank preliminary page. Pages in very nice, clean conition. Very slight wear to leather. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Macdonald, 1966. Cloth. Very Good/Good+. Garolla, Federico ( Photos ). ENGLISH TEXT. Adapted for the English Kitchen by Lore Cowan. Includes Hors-Deuvres, Entrees, Meat & Fish, Side Dishes & Desserts. Well illustrated with many Colour and B&W Photos. Red cloth coverwith Gilt Lettering on spine. 250 Pages, 780g, 9" Tall. Small gift inscription on ffep dated 1968. No other inscriptions. Jacket has some edge wear and chips at the top. Unclipped, original price 45s. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

17 Rue Montparnasse, Paris: Bibliotheque Larousse. Quarter Leather. Near Very Good. FRENCH TEXT. Dix-Sept Gravures dont deux Hors Texte. Undated Edition, circa early 20th C. Tome I & II bound in one volume. Beautifully illustrated with Full-Page B&W Plates. Frontis of Tome I illus. after J. B. Oudry. Tome I contains: La Fontaine, Iconographie, Preface, Vie D'Esope & 21 Fables. Tome II Frontis illus. Rigaud's Portrait of La Fontaine Brown. Tome II contains 27 Fables + "Philemon et Baucis". Calf Quarter-Leather Cover with Marbled paper-covered Boards. 8" Tall, 570g. Slight edge wear. Traces of an old bookplate on endpaper. No inscriptions. Pages slightly age darkened. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Firenze: G. Barbera, 1864. Vellum. Very Good. Italian Text. Attractive contemporary Ivory Vellum Binding with Gilt Linear borders and Central decorative letter "A". Delicate Gilt Geometric Design & Lines to spine with Gilt title on Decorative red leather label. All Page Edges Red. Red Marbled endpapers. Frontispiec has a B&W engraved Portrait of Torquato Tasso, wearing a Laurel Wreath. Protected by Tissue Guard. Gift inscription, dated 1865, on ffep. 659 Pages, 170g, 4" Tall. Slighr edge wear and some darkening to cover (see photo) Size: 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall

Firenze / Florence: Edizione I.F.I, 1982. Card Covers. Very Good/Near Very Good. Beautifully illustrated with many Full-Page full colour Reproductions. Italian text. 16 text pages then the Colour Plates. 13 1/4" tall. No inscriptions. A little faint toning to margins of text pages. White card cover. Jacket has some edge wear and a few nicks at top edge.

Paris: Baschet et Cie, 1966. "Societe, Decoration, Mobilier. 24 Planches et Couleurs, 164 Illustrations en Heliogravure, 40 Gravures et Dessins en offset sur papier teinte, 300 Pages, Index; Collection Plaisir de France". Authoritative account of 18th century interiors of Great Houses. FRENCH TEXT. Ivory cloth cover with burgundy red lettering to spine. 12 1/2" Tall. Dark Brown discolouration to cloth at top and bottom (a band about 1" tall at the top and about 1/2" tall at the bottom.), front boards are worst affected, fainter discolouration to spine ends and rear boards. No inscriptions except tiny penciled price & ref no. on endpaper. Some age darkening to top and fore page edges and a few small spots of foxing. Bottom corners of rear endpaper and last page of index have some pieces worn away. Jacket has a few closed edge tears ( about 1" long) and 3 small pieces missing, at top & bottom corner and top edge at the back (see photo). Book weighs 2.2 Kilos so… Read More

Rue Du Coq Saint-Honore No. 9 Parigi: Baudry, 1830. Half-Leather. Very Good +. Italian Text. Later Green Half-leather bindings with marbled paper-covered boards and leather corners. Bright gilt titles on Red Grounds and Gilt decorative lines on spines. All page edges speckled Red. Tomo I, Introduzione, 391 p.pages + Indice, Tomo II, 398 p.pages + Indice. 7 1/4" Tall, 670g. From the Library of the Rogers Family of Cornwall, old Bookplates illustrated with the Armorial Bearing on endpapers.

Bramante Edirice, 1973. Numbered. Imitation Leather. Near Fine. ITALIAN TEXT. Complete 3 Volume Set. Limited Edition of 2,000, this set is No. 1,716. Contents; Il Teatro; Sviluppi del Teatro Comico; L'Opera Seria; L'Oratorio; La Musica Sacra; La Musica Vocale e Profana; La Musica Strumentale; Il Teatro; Teorici,Trattatisti, Storici e Scrittori. Brown imitation Leather Bindings with Gilt Lettering & Decoration to spines (in the style of antiqur binding), 10" Tall. 1,615 Pages. No inscriptions. Set weighs 3.9 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you would like any more pictures, information or a Shipping Quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Paris: Firmin Didot Freres, Fils et Cie, 1860. Half-Leather. Good+. Frontis illustrated with Engraved Portrait of Rousseau. FRENCH TEXT. Contemporary Green Cald Half-Leather Binding with 5 Raised Bands to spine. Gilt Title and Author on Red Grounds in 2nd & 4th compartments. Gilt Decoration fills the other compartments. Marbled paper-covered boards (combed pattern). Green Leather Corners. Gilt Borders to Leather. Endpapers and all page edges Combed Pattern. 690 Pages, 600g, 7" Tall. Edge wear and some scuffing to leather (see photos). Very small splits to leather at 3 spine corners (1/2" long). Hinges sound & text Block firm. No inscriptions. Very faint light brown stain in top fore corner of margin of first few pages (see photo) otherwise pages in very good, clean condition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall

Tournai Paris: Casterman, 1945. Cloth Spine and Boards. Very Good. Huens, Jean Leon. Some Tales from Hans Christian Andersen, charmingly illustrated in Colour by Jean Leon Huens. Includes The Ugly Duckling and The Tin Soldier. FRENCH TEXT. Yellow cloth spine and White Boards with 4 Colour Vignette scenes from the Tales on the front. Endpapers illustrated with Vignette scenes in White. 32 pages, 550g, 12" Tall. A little wear at tips of corners. School stamps on endpapers. Gift inscription on ffep dated 1959. No other inscriptions. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

77 Boulevard Saint Germain: L. Hachette et Cie. Libraires - Editeurs, 1868. Quarter Leather. Near Very Good. FRENCH TEXT. Tome 1 only, LES CONTINENTS, avec 230 Cartes ou FiguresIntercalees dans la texte et 24 Cartes Tireesen en Couleur. Contemporary Black Quarter Leather Binding with 4 Raised Bands to spine. Gilt Lettering & Decorati9on in the compartments. Green cloth covered boards with imitation leather texture and blind stamped Linear Design. Endpapers textured to resemble watered Silk. All Page Edges Gilt. Presentation label on blank preliminary page dated 1868. 827 Pages, 10 3/4" Tall. Some edge wear, especially at spine ends and corners. Some light spots of browning to title and half title page, also last few pages but only an occcasional light spot elsewhere. Binding firm and hinges sound. Heavy book, weighs 2.4 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you would like more Pictures, information or a Shipping Quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

George G. Harrap & Co. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Evelyn Paul. Beautiful illustrated Edition of the Spiritual Classic of Beatrice, the Glorious Lady. Lovely In-Text illustrations and Decorations on most pages and 14 beautiful Colour Plates. Light brown cloth cover with beautiful Gilt and Blue embossed decoration on front with impressed Gilt title. Gilt lettering on spine. Top page edges Gilt, other edges untrimmed. Decorative endpapers. Undated edition, circa early 20th C. Printed at the Cheylesmore Press, Coventry by W. W. Curtis Ltd. 9 3/4" tall, 675g. Very slight edge wear and rubbing. No inscriptions except old penciled price and note on illustrator at top of preliminary page.

Leicester: Windward, 1986. Hardcover. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Detailed instructions for many kinds of Lacemaking including Needle Lace and Bobbin Lace. Well illustrated with photos and Drawings showing the techniques. 155 pages, 11 1/2" tall. Some wear to tips of corners & spine ends. No inscriptions except penciled price on ffep. Some rippling at top of pages. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: John Murray, 1935. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good/Near Good. From "Murray's 2/- Novels" series. Charming story about a handsome, lovable big Brother, his devoted Little Sister and a "Princess". Blue cloth cover with blind-stamped stylized Tree design on front. Similar in dull Gilt on spine, with lettering. Jacket illustrated with a young man watching a lovely girl adjusting her bonnet. 374 p.pages, 290g, 7" Tall. No inscriptions. Jacket has a closed tear on each top corner of front, with some creasing. Some edge wear.

London, Glasgow & Bombay: Blackie and Son Limited. Decorative Cloth. Fair. 3 Delightful Children's Stories: Lady Daisy; Papa's Christmas Story; Story of a Glow-Worm. Buff cloth boards with Colour Pastedown on front illustrating a little Girl & Boy feeding Doves. 64 Pages, 160g, 6 1/2" Tall. Cloth missing from spine. A little of the pastedown picture missing from left side but the pictures of the children are intact. Ffep missing. No inscriptions. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall

London: Chatto and Windus, 1969. Paper Covered Boards. Near Very Good/Very Good. Biography of one of the foremost Art Historians of her day. 246 p.pages, 8 3/4" tall. Inscriptions on endpapers. Jacket clipped.